Talk:Rothko case

Stamos

Theodoros Stamos was actually reasonably well-known at the time of Rothko's death. [1] [2] Considered the youngest of the first generation abstract expressionists and present in the famous Iracsibles photograph [3]. By 1960 until 1970 he was represented by the André Emmerich Gallery one of New York City's leading galleries at the time, after which he joined the Marlborough-Gerson Gallery. Joining Marlborough in 1971 gave him a huge conflict of interest that resulted in scandal. After the scandal things changed for him and his reputation was severely damaged...Modernist (talk) 14:36, 27 November 2011 (UTC)

Format

The summary followed by a details section doesn't make much sense. Is there any way to just make it a longer summary but not fully detailed? It just seems pointless to have both. Dreambeaver (talk) 07:00, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

Number of paintings Rothko left behind?

Under the heading "Details", it states "One year later Rothko died by suicide on February 25, 1970, leaving an estate consisting primarily but not entirely of 798 of his paintings." The source for this claim is a 1977 People Magazine article which states "Since then [Rothko's death] his legacy of nearly 800 paintings has more than justified his dark description of them." I believe that the "798" number is in error. According to David Anfam's catalogue raisonné, Rothko's entire output on canvas was just 836 paintings. Obviously, he sold more than 38 paintings during his lifetime, so the claim that there were 798 paintings remaining in his estate at the time of his death simply makes no sense. Can anyone explain? Bricology (talk) 22:00, 21 February 2017 (UTC)